26 BULLETIN 1201, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Amanita pantherina Fr. Java. 



Lyons (53, p. 29) reports that it is used as a fly poison. 



Ambrosia elatior L. Asteeaceae. Synonym : A. artemisUfolia L. Ragweed. 

 Eastern United States to British Columbia and Mexico. 



Riley (71, p. 184) says that an alcoholic extract and a decoction 

 had no effect on cotton caterpillars. 



Ambrosia trifida L. Great ragweed. Ontario to Florida and Colorado. 



Riley (71, p. 184) reports that a decoction, infusion, and an alco- 

 holic extract had no effect on cotton caterpillars. 



Amygdalus persica L. Rosaceae. Peach. Old World. 



Smith (86, p. 33) says that the decoctions of peach leaves, of the 

 blossoms of Ailanthus, and of the oxeye daisy had no effect on the 

 rosechafer. 



The writers' results are given on page 21. 



Anamirta cocculus ( L. ) Wight & Am. Menispermaceae. Synonyms : A. 

 paniculata Colebr., Menispennum cocculus L., Menispermum lacunosum Lam. 

 Fruit=Cocculns indicus or fish-berries. East Indies and Hindustan. 



Greshoff (33, p. 46) reports that Bacon says that in the Philippines 

 the fruit is used for an antiparasitic ointment, and Lyons (53, p. 35) 

 lists it as a parasiticide. 



Angelica sp. Apiaceae. Angelica. 



Scott, Abbott, and Dudley (83, p. 5, 13, 26) determined that an- 

 gelica root was ineffective against bedbugs, roaches, and clothes 

 moths, and Abbott (1, p. 7, 11) found it of no value against chicken 

 lice and the dog flea. 



Aiiiliton. 4 Venezuela. 



The writers' results are given on page 21. 



Annona cherimola Mill. Annonaceae. Synonym : A. tripetala Ait. Cheri- 

 moya. Peru. 



Greshoff (31, p. 12) reports that the seed is used as an insecticide. 



Annona glabra L. Pond-apple. Tropical America. 



Maisch (54) reports that the powder of the seed is used as an in- 

 secticide. 



Annona reticulata L. Custard-afpple. Tropical America. 



Maisch (54) says that the use of this is similar to that just above. 



Annona spinescens Mart. Brazil. 



Greshoff (31, p. 12) reports that the seeds, either finely powdered 

 or in the form of a decoction, are used as an insecticide. 



Dragendorff (22) states that the pulp is used as a fish poison and 

 for the killing of noxious insects. 



4 Several specimens of material received bore only local names, and from such data it 

 was impossible to identify the plants scientifically. These local names are catalogued 

 alphabetically, and it is hoped that their botanic names may be learned subsequently. 



